Thread by @SherryKyama

Sometimes edits by newspapers can alter a message.

This was the last para we submitted:

“That such development projects are vital in repairing Uganda-DRC relations is beyond question.

https://twitter.com/SherryKyama/status/1314574731820007425

Victims of mass atrocities whose lives the Ugandan army and other state-backed armed groups destroyed also need reparation.

Both countries are grappling with the negative economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, using the scarce resources available to projects that prioritize state interests would perpetuate a culture of resentment within victim communities leading to the DRC and Uganda losing any gains made in the areas of good neighborhood and economic cooperation.”

THE END: This is what we are asking @KagutaMuseveni No need for delay tactics....provide reparations for victims! We can build 100+ roads but that will never mean anything for people whose lives were destroyed by Ugandan forces @UPDFspokespersn

@threadreaderapp #unroll please